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Largest bunker tanker launched
RIDING on the success of achieving the highest ever bunker sales last month, the bunker industry in Singapore is set to attain even greater heights with the launch of the world's largest purpose-built bunker tanker by Hong Lam Marine yesterday.
Supply-chain pros see threat to trade from protectionism
FOUR in five supply-chain managers at international manufacturing companies are concerned that growing protectionism could push the global economy into recession, a recent BDP International survey has found.
Anti-piracy, security services for ships, crew and cargo
GAC Group has come up with new crisis management and anti-piracy offerings to protect ships, cargo and crew.
Tanker supply shrinks amid extra crude
EU extends anti-piracy mission off Somalia coast by one year
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Lessons from the Hebei Spirit incident
THE master and chief officer of the tanker Hebei Spirit are now back home in Mumbai following a widely expected ruling by South Korea's Appeal Court that they were not guilty of vessel destruction.

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Largest bunker tanker launched
RIDING on the success of achieving the highest ever bunker sales last month, the bunker industry in Singapore is set to attain even greater heights with the launch of the world's largest purpose-built bunker tanker by Hong Lam Marine yesterday.
Supply-chain pros see threat to trade from protectionism
FOUR in five supply-chain managers at international manufacturing companies are concerned that growing protectionism could push the global economy into recession, a recent BDP International survey has found.
Anti-piracy, security services for ships, crew and cargo
GAC Group has come up with new crisis management and anti-piracy offerings to protect ships, cargo and crew.
Tanker supply shrinks amid extra crude
EU extends anti-piracy mission off Somalia coast by one year
An insider's guide to bulk shipping

Strait Talk

Lessons from the Hebei Spirit incident
THE master and chief officer of the tanker Hebei Spirit are now back home in Mumbai following a widely expected ruling by South Korea's Appeal Court that they were not guilty of vessel destruction.

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HK down 12.1pc in May to 1.8 million TEU, Singapore off 20.2pc Korean Vietnam Express (KVXN) calls at Shekou CT Cosco Pacific global terminal volume down 8.3pc in May LB boxes down 22.6pc year on year, but up 5.6pc month to month New 'Tiger' box service for Taiwan to Philippines trade Guangdong's April EU imports soared 33.4pc from March Wuhan to spend US$3.4 billion on port, sees million TEU annually Ningbo holds sea-rail intermodal promotion seminar in Jiangxi Port or Tanjung Pelepas bucks the trend in container shipping Latin American trade could turn New Orleans' fortunes round REWE picks Hong Kong's SRTS Far East as booking agent Canadian truckers tell parliamentarians of rising border costs Boeing restates air cargo growth as 5.4pc over 20 years Aeroflot takes delivery of A320, names it after cosmonaut GhermanTitov National Air Cargo's screening system wins TSA approval

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SCI's expansion plan stays-Hajara Dry bulk capacity may turn surplus in H2, pulling down charter rates Oversupply remains the bane Report dabs grey hues on box shipping's rosy horizon Pirates infest new waters! GAC scores a hat-trick at 3rd Annual Supply Chain & Transport Awards BBC Chartering & Clipper Projects to dissolve APC from July1 Laid-up boxships dwindle as peak season starts Edible oil imports become a torrent in May World's biggest boxship makes maiden call at Jebel Ali KoPT urges MoS to lower cargo handling target for Haldia Dock CII seeks rationalisation of taxes for financial bodies Union Budget to be tabled on July 6 Populist measures may swell Plan outlay by Rs 1 lakh cr. CMIE projects 6.6 pc growth in 2009-10 Goa to withdraw SEZ policy Ministry dishing out more palatable menu for food processing sector FinMin may revive investment allowance scheme BoA to meet on Friday

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JUNE 15, 2009
Aeroflot Cargo in bankruptcy procedures The board of directors of Aeroflot Russian Airlines has evaluated the future of Aeroflot Cargo as a separate freight airline. With the negative net assets of Aeroflot Cargo and its... Artoni Group and Samer & Co Shipping create large logistics centre A large industrial logistics centre located alongside the Trieste ship canal is being built by Artoni & Samer, a company created by a 50% partnership between Artoni Group of Reggio... Lufthansa Cargo presents award to Agility The German freight transport service provider Lufthansa Cargo recently presented its "Planet Award of Excellence" to its global partner Agility. The all-cargo carrier said tha... Echo Global Logistics acquires Raytrans Distribution Services Echo Global Logistics Inc, a technology-driven transportation management firm, has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services Inc, a transportation brokerage firm based in Matteson IL... Paris Air Show started The Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget started yesterday (15 June) with low expectations of big-money deals, but plenty of attention on air safety in the wake of the recent Air Fran... Qantas Freight launches new Tasman service Australia's Qantas Freight commenced a new Boeing 767 freighter service between Australia and New Zealand on 15 June. The operation enables Qantas to retain wide body freight capac... Qatar Airways adds Amritsar and Goa Qatar Airways is adding two new services between Doha (Qatar) and Amritsar resp. Doha and Goa (both India) in October. The Doha-Amritsar service is to begin on 11 October. It will ... New Boeing forecast The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing published tits 2009-2028 current market outlook on 11 June. Boeing forecasts that over the next 20 years the market will need some 29,000 new co... Open day and name-giving ceremony at Norfolkline's terminal in Vlaardingen Norfolkline will host its first open day at the Vlaardingen terminal (Netherlands) on 20 June. The name-giving ceremony of the shipping company's "Maas Viking" will be held in... Intertanko encourages IMO to set target levels to reduce GHG emissions In a recent submission to the upcoming IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) encourages the Inte... Rickmers donate EUR 1 million to World Future Council As part of their "175 Years of Rickmers in Shipping" anniversary, Hamburg shipowners and businessmen Bertram and Erck Rickmers have donated EUR 1 million to the World Future Counci... Marco Polo 2009: 70 proposals to "green" European transport's landscape The number of requests for Marco Polo funding has increased this year. By the call closing date, a total of 70 project proposals were received - nearly a 50% increase compared to t...

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JUNE 16, 2009
Somalia: rescued ship may have been breaking law Final Exxon Valdez bill looks set at US$1bn Odfjell and NCC to form 15-ship chemical tanker pool Singapore box traffic down again

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JUNE 16, 2009
State funds Neah Bay escort tug for further year Navy League honors Capt. Richard Phillips GE to demonstrate DDG 51 hybrid drive Wärtsilä offers lay-up service

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JUNE 16, 2009
DSV drops bid for majority of DFDS shares PLANS called off following Brussels probe. Brussels blocks DSV bid for majority of DFDS shares Excel Maritime seeks more period deals BULK owner fixes 12-year-old Barbara to an unidentified charterer. Vale cargo split boosts Atlantic panamax market IRON ore producer books five panamaxes to ship cargoes from Brazil to China to save cash.

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JUNE 16, 2009
US pulls back on North Korea THE WHITE House has pulled back from plans to conduct forcible, at-sea inspections of vessels carrying North Korean cargo OPEC lowers oil demand forecast OPEC HAS revised down its forecast for oil demand by 230,000 barrels per day for 2009, to 83.8M b/d Singapore box drop continues SINGAPORE'S box terminals are continuing to decline, even as sources close to the liner trades predicted today a rise in second-half volumes Use it or lose it, Canberra warns AUSTRALIA has threatened to strip international energy companies of oil and gas leases if they fail to develop them for production in good time Crippling liner losses forecast GLOBAL container carrier revenues could shrink by $55Bn next year from 2009 totals, Drewry director Mark Page warned the TOC conference in Bremen today USCG cautions on fuel switching THE US Coast Guard issued an alert today on safety procedures for switching fuel mid-voyage from residuals to distillates Valencia transhipment climbs A BOOST in transhipped boxes from MSC, China Shipping and the Grand Alliance carriers is helping Valencia ride out the global recession, a conference in Germany heard today

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JUNE 16, 2009
Coast Guard Halts Work on New Detroit Bridge FMC Won't Intervene in Split Routing Case Emissions Regs Boost Bus Prices FMC Moves to Drop Clean-Trucks Lawsuit Hanjin Receives New Cape-Size Vessel SIA Freight Falls 20.7 Percent Mazda Renews Ryder Contract AMR Rates University Supply Chain Programs Hamburg Süd Replaces Agency in Poland Trade is Tonic for Troubled Economy, UPS Chief Says Wal-Mart Cites Environmental Progress EPA Joins DOT, HUD in Interagency Partnership China Warns of Slow Recovery CMA CGM Extends US-Caribbean Coverage Tacoma Reports Growth in Containerized Exports Industrial Capacity Use Hits Record Low UPS Upgrades Warehouse Routing Citigroup, World Bank Partner to Boost Trade Marseilles Cargo Fell 22 Percent in May Profit for India's Ocean Carrier Falls 20 Percent Frankfurt Airport Cargo Decline Slows LA Container Volume Slides 16.3 Percent

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JUNE 16, 2009
ETA early July for RSGT's tandem-handling quay cranes German ZEW confidence index hits three-year high Toll continues Asian push with Perkins buy ICC advocates 'Rotterdam Rules' ratification DSV's DFDS share purchase hits first EU obstacle

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JUNE 16, 2009
Arctic push Alaska congressman introduces bill to lay the safety groundwork for Arctic shipping. Cove Point deal StatoilHydro signs short-term deal with RasGas to send cargoes to Cove Point. Expansion delayed Planned expansion of South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal is pushed back by three months. North Sea success Farstad Shipping and Solstad Offshore claim a combined NOK 4m per day for a rig move as North Sea spot rates hit 2009 high. Strait protected Washington state agency contracts Crowley emergency response tug for Strait of San Juan de Fuca. D'Amato sells D'Amato di Navigazione's 74,716-dwt Maddalena D'Amato (built 2001) is on its way to OceanFreight, sources confirm. 'Plank' ship held UK-owned vessel which avoided seizure off Somalia with help of huge wooden planks detained by MCA. Crystal fingered Harbour master's office in Croatia complains that a beach was left covered in ashes after visit from the cruiseship Crystal Serenity. Oily offenders Trio of cargoships detained in Japan during May for oily water separator faults. TT hangs on to A- Liner industry insurance mutual retains rating despite loss with more red ink to flow. Gunsan delayed Hyundai Heavy Industries to delay the completion of its new shipyard in an effort to preserve cash. NCSP rises Russian port of Novorossiyk pushes up volumes 11% in five months to end-May. Products splash Teekay launches Taurus Tankers LR2 pool with Almi, Interorient, Premuda and Messina. Freed Tanker master Napoleon Emphasis reveals how Nigerian soldiers rescued him from MEND rebels. Marad scraps US maritime administration sells 1956-built breakbulk vessel to Texas breaker. Pirate promise I will wipe out Somalia's piracy problem within a year, its Navy chief says. Profit target Wei Jiafu wants China Cosco to end 2009 in the black, as he predicts better second half performance. Porn peril Ships left undermanned after Filipino seafarers arrested for paedophile pornography offences. FOE gets rig gig Fred Olsen Energy lands new deal for Bredford Dolphin off Norway at "solid rate". Valdez verdict San Francisco appeal court upholds $507.5m payout figure for 1989 Exxon tanker spill. J4 go drilling NYK, K Line, Mitsui & Co and Japan Drilling team up for stake in Petrobras chartered drillship. Aker extends Hurtigruten cruise ship stays with Aker Solutions to work as an accommodation unit in the Mediterranean. Passenger missing Search on in US for woman overboard from Carnival ship a day after man survives plunge from other vessel. Back in action An AP Moller-Maersk FPSO has returned to work off Australia following a fire in April 2009. Chemical brothers Norway's Odfjell and National Chemical Carriers of Saudi Arabia set up joint venture tanker company. Oh buoy Man survives falls from Carnival cruiseship by clinging to marker for hours off Florida. Eclipsed Roman Abramovich's new mega-yacht/floating fortress - the world's biggest - launched at Blohm+Voss in Germany. Singapore weaker Containers passing through world's busiest port see largest year-on-year decline in 2009. Jiangyin purchase PYI Corp, a Hong Kong ports and infrastructure group, has acquired a 25% stake in Chinese container terminal.

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JUNE 16, 2009
McLean family keeps Trailer Bridge options open Scrutiny of ro/ro carrier purchase Cagema offers direct Norfolk, Savannah calls Swiss WorldCargo offers Zurich/Oslo service U.S. grant to improve India's aviation standards U.S., Mexico seek common customs form U.S. inland barge interests measure emissions Great Lakes coal loadings down 17% U.S., South Korea strengthen ties U.S. garment importers in deal with Koreans Ga. sugar refinery to come back on line FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications Meetings planned for Long Beach aggregate project

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JUNE 16, 2009
Crew on Baltic Wind finally paid The coaster Baltic Wind, flying the Panama flag, has now left Aabenraa after its arrest due to unpaid crew wages. The Swedish owner has now paid the crew USD 50,000 Atalanta operation extended The Council of the European Union has agreed to extend the EU Navfor Operation Atalanta one year from its current end date on 13 December. EU says in a statement Exxon to pay interest on Exxon Valdez disaster A U.S federal court in San Francisco has ruled that Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay victims of the 1989 Valdez oil spill 5.9 per cent in interest on the

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JUNE 16, 2009
Canadian ports invited to submit cold ironing applications Round two of the Marine Shore Power Program gets underway. European bunker prices mostly soft Rotterdam market sees slight gains for HS 380 cst material. WFS president to sell shares Kasbar and Stebbins may sell up to 150,000 shares each under stock trading plans. Financial support for Singapore bunker surveying firms MPA announces measures to help bunker surveying companies meet deadline for 2010 Accreditation Scheme. Supplier launches 'world's biggest' bunker tanker A second similar-sized bunker tanker due to arrive in Singapore in September. Bunker prices in Asia continue to fall Suppliers in key Asian ports still reporting 'zero enquiries' despite bunker prices falling. Fuel oil duty set for 35% rise Russia's export duties rising following international oil price gains. INTERTANKO drafts 'energy management plan' for tankers Aim is to achieve 'coordinated, efficient CO2 emissions reduction from tankers in service'. Brightoil to expand its storage capacity Ambitious plans to acquire stake in oil storage firm and to build more storage tanks. Singapore's May port volumes plunge 20% Container throughput falls sharply to 2.1 million TEUs. Chimbusco's May bonded sales up Sales increased on stronger shipping activity and a narrowing of the price differential with Singapore.